Chapter 4 Meeting Cora
Emma sat in her chair where The Evil Queen sat hours ago. She sat there thinking all this time. When Ruby had returned to see if she was alright she had sent her away and asked not to be disturbed. Her majesty looked and spoke just like that vile woman. How could she not put two and two together. The last time Emma had been in The Enchanted Forest was because of too much rum. She got drunk and thought about avenging her parents so she sailed "home". She fought her way through several dozen guards until she reached the king and queen of The Southern Isles. What she wasn't expecting however was a baby in the arms of a maid right in front of her. Queen Cora tried to use magic on Emma but it failed. As her guards were all dead she just stood there looking at Emma, leaving her to make the first move. Emma looked at the baby then back to Cora. "Where is the King?" "He is away on business in another kingdom. What did you want from him?" "His great-grandfather killed my parents and left me for dead. I want.." Emma looked at the baby again and couldn't finish her thought. "My dear did you really come all this way for vengeance against a man who wouldn't harm a living creature? You are a fool."
Before the queen could continue Emma ran. She made it on to her ship and locked herself in her cabin. The queen had told what remained of her guards that she hadn't seen the person who killed all her men. Cora wanted to handle this herself but she needed the expertise of The Dark One to figure out just who, or what that blonde pirate was. "Now, when I hear you calling dearie, I didn't know what to expect but seeing this many of your guards dead has piqued my interest." "I simply wished to ask you if you know anything about a blonde pirate who can negate magic." Rumpelstiltskin stared Cora down. "Captain Swan was here? Why would she kill your guards and leave you alive?" "Well she was here for Henry but I told her he wasn't here so she left. The foolish girl wanted revenge for her parents or some nonsense." "That foolish girl, as you call her dearie, could be a possible threat to both of us. She's immortal and her ship can travel realms. Over her many years of life she has honed her magic and likely knows more than you. She is not one to be trifled with." With that he was gone and Cora was left to decide what to do about Captain Swan.
To be continued...
AN: I know this was short and late but bad news is tomorrow's is going to be short as well. Good news is I might post two chapters tomorrow. As always enjoy.